Funnel.



I. L. ROBBLEE.

- FUNNEL.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 10, 1911. RENEWED MAR. 28, 1913.

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I. L. ROBBLEE.

FUNNEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, l9l l. RENEWED MAR. 28, 1913.

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

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IDE L. ROBBLEE, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

FUNNEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug". 5,1913.

Application filed May 10, 1911, Serial No. 626,212. Renewed March 28, 1913. Serial No. 757,481.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ion L. ROBBLEE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Funnels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to funnels, and has for an object to provide means whereby the liquid when the funnel is used for filling a vessel will be automatically cut ofif so as to avoid loss of the liquid when the receptacle is filled to its capacity.

Another object of the invention is to provide float controlled mechanism for operating the cut off, the said mechanism being mounted on the funnel so that it may be made to respond under action of the liquid on its predetermined rise in the receptacle.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: Figure 1 is a side view of the funnel. Fig. 2 is a vertical section therethrough showing the float and the valve in their lowered positions. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the float and the valve in their elevated positions. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the latch member. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on line 66 of Fig. 3.

The funnel 1 is provided at its small end or apex with a nozzle 2 which is of the same transverse diameter throughout. Above the nozzle and suitably secured in the funnel is a guide bracket 3 in which is formed an opening 4 which is arranged in axial alinement with the nozzle and through which extends the sliding valve rod 5. This rod is also slidably mounted in a bracket 6 which extends across the nozzle and which is suitably secured thereto. The lower end of the nozzle is provided with a valve seat 7 against which the valve 8 is adapted to bear as will be hereinafter described. The lower end of the valve rod is preferably provided with a shoulder 9 and beneath the shoulder the rod is threaded to adjustably receive the washer-clamping disk 10 which is adapted to bear against the washer so as to hold the same positioned upon the valve rod 5. The upper end of the valve rod has thereon a disk 11, the same being disposed above the guide bracket 3. The valve rod is hollow and extended therethrough is a rod 12, the lower end of the rod being disposed below the valve 8 and having mounted thereon a float 13 which is preferably constructed of cork or the like.

The valve-closing rod has its upper end provided with a horizontal arm 14 and a vertical eye portion 15. A keeper member 16 embraces the valve rod disk 11, and as illustrated said keeper is pivoted, at 17, on the guide bracket 3. An arm 18 extends horizontally from the keeper and is slidable in the eye portion 15 of the arm 14. A gravitating latch 19 is provided with pintles 20 which are pivoted in depending ears 23 on the guide bracket 3. The latch member is' provided with a substantially yoke portion 21 which embraces the valve rod. At the bite of the yoke the latch is provided with a vertical tongue 22 which extends through the slot 23 in the guide bracket 3. The upper end of the tongue is provided with an integral retaining nose 24. This nose is adapted to be extended over the disk 11 on the valve rod so as to engage the same to hold the valve normally in an open position during the filling operation. The nose 24 is provided with a deflecting or guiding surface 25 which is' adapted to be disposed in the path of the downward movement of the disk 11 on movement of the valve rod to its closed position 'so as to cause a positive engagement of the nose 24 with the disk. As stated, the latch member 19 is adapted to gravitate to a position where the surface 25 thereof will be disposed in the path of the downward movement of the disk 11 and to insure this action on operation of the latch, I preferably provide the yoke portion 21 thereof with a pair of suitably spaced arms 26 to increase the weight of the latch at one side of its point of pivotal connection with the guide bracket 3.

A restoring spring 27 encircles the valve rod, one end of the spring being engaged against the guide bracket 6 in the nozzle of the funnel and the other end of the spring being engaged against the shoulder 28 on the valve rod, the spring obviously exerting its tension to hold the valve rod against the action of the latch member hereinbefore described. A sliding l'nanua-lly operated rod 29 is mounted interiorly of the funnel the. lower end thereof being suitably connected with the valve rod so that the same may be moved against the tension of the spring 27.

The upper end o-f the rod 29 is providedwith a knob-forming portion 30 which may be pressed downwardly bythe handwhen it is desired to open the valve 8. When the valve 8 is in' its openpositionathe portion '3l of the latch keeper-16 will be engaged'ibehind the vertical tongue 22 of the: latch member so as to-holdthe said-member ef-' fectively in its set position.

device 33 so as to hold the collar against termined.

guard :or protector for th'e nozzle and Heat when the device-is not-in use:

In operation ofthe device,-'the nozzle- 0f the funnelis inserted into the: filling open ing of the receptacle; after which the-rodi 29 is actuated soasto' move -the="valve 8150 itsopen position. As previously" described, the valve will be held openunder-t-he action of the latch member 192 On the rise 'of'ithe liquid in the receptacle'to apredetermined height the float will be engaged by the liquid and moved thereby in an upward di rection. This causes: the rocking *movement tobe imparted to the-keeper 16 so'asto release the latter from the latch member." Under the action otzthe spring- '27-the valve will then beautomatically moved to its cutofl' or closed position: which: will positively prevent the further fiowofathe liquid from i the funnel.

I claim 1. A funnel, a valverod movable therein, a valve carried bytherodg.a spring engage ing the. rod and adapted- 'ito normally' hold I the valve in a closecl posi tion," ai-lg'uide 'for' the: said rod, a fioat 'locatedi'below"the valve anid" isuppprte d by *aifi rod' extendingithrough 1 the saidi valvefrod and-terminating to pro vi'de-anfeye;'- a diskiformed integral with: .the said rodg ailatchrmember adaptedtto engage:

A" clamping i collar 32Lembraces the nozzle 2 of thefunnel, being adjustable vertically on 1 the. nozzle and having thereon a retainingzoriclamping i the said disk to hold the said valve in an open position, and akeeper pivoted to the said guide and adapted toengage the said latch and having its free end slidably mountedin the eye of the said float supporting rod substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A funnel, a valve rod, movable therein, avalve carried by the rod, a spring engaging the rod to normally hold the valve in a closed position, a disk formed integrally with the said rod, a gravitating latch member disposed in the'p'ath' of movement of the said 'di'ski and adapted to engage the same on downward 'movementof thesaid rod to hold the said valve-in open position against the tension. of: the spring,- a keeper adapted to engage: the: said latch member, and means 'for 'releasingithesaid latch and operatively connected with the said keeper.

3.-.Aifunnel, a valve rod :movabletherein, a valve carried-by the rod, a disk formed in tegral with the rod, a springengagingithe :rod, a guide: member, a: gravitating latch membenflcomprisingea. yoke portion and a vertically disposed latchrarmg saidyoke portion embracing. the said rod and arranged below the said guide and adapted normally ;to holdzthe 1 said arm disposed inthe path of @movementoti the said disk,-said arm being adaptedito engage the disk to hold the said valve'iman open position, a keeper'pivoted iabovethe said guide and to engage thesaid iarml in :onep'osition thereof, and means for releasing; the said a. latch member and operatively co-nnected :to the said keeper.

' 4.: Aifunnel having a discharge nozzle, a Ivalve rod movablethereinga valve carried by the rod, av bracket arranged inthe :nozzle adjacent the upper end thereof, the saidrod being-i provided i with. a. shoulder," a: spring embracingithe rod and bearing against the :said bracket and" shoulder respectively and exertings'its tension to normally hold the valve in a closed position; a di'slelormed integral with: the rod and disposed above the said shoulder; a :latch member adapted to engage thesaid di'sk to hold "the valve in an :opennposition against the tension of the spring," -a keeper adapted 'tooperatively engage the'saidilatch, and means for releasing the latch and 1 connected to 1 the said keeper.

5 A r funnel, anvalve rodmovable therethi oug-h, a 'float located beneath the nozzle offthe funnel, a :rod supportingithefloat and extending: through the valve rod, a valve carried by the valve rod -and -disposed above the 5 flea; a spring? engaging the valve" rod 1and eX erting-fits tensioni thereagainst tohold the valve norinally in :a' closed position; a di's'k supportedvbythe :yalve rod, .a'- latch member 'loeated -iinteriorly' 'of'ithelfunnel and adapted to engageathe disk:.toihold the :rod against the tension of" the said spring, a

keeper engaging the latch member to hold In testimony whereof I afiix my signature theksamei1 in its engaged position With the in presence of tWo Witnesses.

dis an cooperating relative movable 4 elements on the keeper and flozit rod re- IDE ROBBLEE' spectively, operating to move the keeper to Witnesses:

a released position on movement of the float WYMAN C. PARKER,

to elevated position. H. E. ROBBINS.

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